htpc

Hi :) I'm wondering if anyone is using an M1 Mac and Kodi for HTPC purposes? Or might test it for me ;) I know that Big Sur supports HDR output, but this might not translate to video content being put out via HDMI with the proper HDR metadata and so on. I also see that the first release of Big...

Some of us still prefer a fully-featured desktop computer HTPC, but at $800 even the base model Mac mini is hard to justify. It's telling that Apple doesn't market the mini's HTPC capabilities anymore, only the Apple TV is targeted at that market now. Really a shame that modern Apple seems so...

I built a hackintosh years ago then moved on to an official mac. I currently have a late 2013 iMac 27 inch. I want something similar so I will be looking for a nice screen. I basically use Logic pro x and I want to play x-plane 11. Can I get something powerful enough in an HTPC? I don't mind...

Hi there, I recently purchased a late 2009 Mac Mini (2.53Ghz 4GB 1033 DDR2 RAM) to use as a HTPC. I formatted and installed the latest OS X I could. A few tweaks in VLC and its running 1080p mkv files no problem. I was thinking about upgrading to High Sierra via dosdude1’s macOS Sierra Patcher...

Hi all, haven't visited MacRumors in a while, and I just saw the thread "So, No Mini" headline and screamed. Okay, it was a very disappointed muffled shriek. I still feel queasy. As it happens, I've recently been looking at the Apple Store website, B&H, etc. at Mac Minis for my parents. I had...

And I am having all kinds of setup problems getting this thing to work. Any one around here have any experience using an android media box on a mac network? I can connect to the unit through my network by using command-K smb:// (it's IP address), but I can't access the 6TB hard drive that I have...

So I have an old mid 2010 Mac Mini, the unibody model that still had a superdrive, and I'm thinking of enlisting it as a media centre device so I can reliably watch stuff from my computer in my living room, as well as replacing my DVD player with it (I'm also hoping to swap the superdrive for a...